The brief 5 minute video to the left explains to you why we consolidate notes and also what consolidating notes means!
Some students luckily do not need to do this. They can be given a textbook with lots of information and just by reading that information they can retain it and apply it when being tested. If you are one of those students then this page is perhaps a waste of your time. However, this particular skill seems to be quite rare. After all, if for most people reading pages is all that it takes to learn effectively then there would be little point to having a teacher; we could all just teach ourselves.
Students study lots of subjects in school and finding a way to reduce all the information into something that is effective for them alone is crucial if they are to fulfil their potential.
If you know it then don't make notes for it
Detail is not necessary - as long as you can understand it when you read it
Try to reduce the key sentences, points and explanations to approximately 5 words
Aim for 1 page from the CGP book reduced into 1 page of notes in your small exercise theory book. You might even be able to reduce it to 1/2 a page in your theory book
Pack your notes in tightly, ALL OVER THE PAGE. Use the margin, the header and you don't have to write in the usual left to right layout, instead try across the page, on every line, top to bottom, any format that you like.
Take a look at the example below....